Justin Trudeau
A guide to thriving as a regular guy
March 27, 2025By: Mason Mattu, Minister of Sarcastic Affairs Dear Justin, It’s the end of an era, buddy old pal. In your nine years in office, you put the “Justin” in every viral social media post shared by boomers who had major crushes on you. #Justinflation, #JustinPoverty, #JustinBuildingPipelinesThatWillDestroyOurPlanet. Some say you weren’t progressive enough. Others said you weren’t conservative enough . . . I say you were JustinOugh, but not good enough. You were just simply mid. I know. It’s a hard pill to swallow. But let’s focus on the positives! Let’s recap some of your most significant achievements in office: You…
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Russian and Iranian internet trolls caused political interference in Canada’s 2015 election
March 9, 2021By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU assistant professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Rawi is leading The Disinformation Project to study the effects of international state-run trolls. These are government sponsored internet trolls who are “magnifying controversial false claims, pushing negative views, and…
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We have to hold our political leaders accountable after they are elected
November 25, 2020by Kelly Chia, Peak Associate As I’m writing this, election news is very fresh on my mind. John Horgan has been re-elected as premier — and, to me, it is a relief that the NDP is staying in power. However,…
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How the WE Charity scandal led to the cancellation of the Canadian Student Service Grant program
November 14, 2020By Sara Wong, Peak Associate On June 25, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new initiative — the Canada Student Service Grant (CSSG) program — which would offer paid volunteer jobs to post-secondary students and recent graduates. However, before the…
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Nature is no longer healing, and corporations are still the virus
October 2, 2020by Serena Bains, Staff Writer Corporations remain by far the most significant contributors to climate change with 100 corporations being responsible for 71% of the global emissions. Why then, is the responsibility on individuals to reduce their carbon consumption? This…
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Federal government offers grants to student volunteers amid COVID-19
July 20, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Announced in late June by the federal Government, the Canada Student Service Grant will support students and recent graduates who are volunteering in spite of COVID-19. This grant program falls under the $9 billion…
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Political Corner: Last minute efforts cost Canada its Security Council seat
July 5, 2020By: Kelly Grounds, Peak Associate On June 17, the United Nations held a vote for five of the 10 non-permanent Council seats for the 2021–22 term. The countries that were elected to the Council for the next term are India,…
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People need to stop using the present to excuse and ignore past injustices
June 28, 2020By: Madeleine Chan, Staff Writer Catastrophic wildfires in Australia, a global pandemic, and worldwide anti-racism protests, amongst other impactful events, all equal a 2020 that never seems to end. At least, that’s what people keep saying. In reality, these types of…
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National security law for Hong Kong approved by China
June 10, 2020Written by: Michelle Young, Staff Writer China has approved a new bill to criminalize secession, subversion, terrorism, and foreign interference in Hong Kong. The law has yet to be drafted, as the process is expected to take a few months.…
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Canada announces funding to assist post-secondary students during COVID-19 pandemic
May 10, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer On April 22, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the Canada Emergency Student Benefit (CESB) action plan to provide approximately $9 billion to domestic post-secondary students during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the months of May…
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